Mrs. McCaskey assumed control of the Bears in her 60s upon her father's passing in 1983. The team followed by capturing five straight NFC Central Division championships from 1984-88 and capping a ...

Virginia and Ed shared 11 children and 21 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Michael McCaskey, their oldest child, served as the Bears' president from 1982 ...

Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey died at the age of 102 on Thursday. McCaskey was the matriarch of the franchise and she was both the NFL’s oldest owner and its longest-tenured owner.

Virginia Halas McCaskey, longtime owner of the Chicago Bears and daughter of team founder George Halas, has died at the age of 102. Her family announced her passing on Thursday, marking the end of ...

Virginia Marion Halas McCaskey was born on Jan. 5, 1923. Her father, George, wrote in his autobiography that he was so certain she would be a boy that he and his wife “didn’t even have a name ...

Virginia Halas McCaskey, owner of the Chicago Bears and daughter of team founder George "Papa Bear" Halas, has died. She was 102. The Bears announced McCaskey's death Thursday morning.

Virginia Halas Mcaskey's son, George (right), has served as the Bears' chairman since 2011. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast McCaskey's official title was secretary to the board of directors.

Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died. She was 102.

While McCaskey was a stay-at-home mother, her husband began working with the Bears at his father-in-law's request in 1967. But when her younger brother, George "Mugs" Halas, died suddenly in 1979 and ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Virginia Halas McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Virginia Halas McCaskey, longtime owner of the Chicago Bears, has died at age 102, the team announced Thursday. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ...